Sad day in Mayberry

This undated file image originally released by Viacom shows cast members from "The Andy Griffith Show," from left, Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife, Ron Howard as Opie Taylor and Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor. Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made "The Andy Griffith Show" an enduring TV favorite, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Manteo, N.C. He was 86. (AP Photo/Viacom, file)

People gather around a statue of Andy and Opie Taylor at the Andy Griffith Playhouse in Mount Airy, N.C., Tuesday, July 3, 2012. The iconic actor and North Carolina native died Tuesday at the age of 86. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Barber Russell Hiatt, otherwise known locally as Floyd, cuts Ethan Boles' hair at Floyd's City Barber Shop in Mount Airy, N.C., Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Andy Griffith, the iconic actor and North Carolina native died Tuesday at the age of 86. Hiatt cut Griffith's hair in the 50's.(AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

This Jan. 24, 1963 file photo shows actors Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor, right, and Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife, in a scene from the "The Andy Griffith Show." Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made "The Andy Griffith Show" an enduring TV favorite, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Manteo, N.C. He was 86. (AP Photo, file)

This Nov. 9, 2005 file photo shows President Bush presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to actor Andy Griffith in the East Room of the White House. Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made "The Andy Griffith Show" an enduring TV favorite, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Manteo, N.C. He was 86. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file)